| Fiona O'Keeffe | |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Davis, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 5000 m 10,000 m Marathon |
| Club: | Puma Elite Running |
| Coach: | Amy and Alistair Cragg |
| Turnedpro: | Jan 2021 |
Fiona O'Keeffe (born May 24, 1998) is an American long-distance runner. In her marathon debut, she won the 2024 United States Olympic Marathon Trials, qualifying her for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1] She is competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's marathon on 11 August 2024.
As a prep for Davis Senior High School in her hometown of Davis, California, O'Keeffe won the 2016 CIF California State Meet title in the 3200 meters and was a two-time state cross country champion. Fiona O'Keeffe won 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year.[2] She also ran 15:56.84 for 5000 metres at the 2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, making her the 6th-fastest US high school performer of all time.
O'Keeffe competed as a part of the Stanford Cardinal track and field program from 2016 to 2020. At Stanford, Fiona O'Keeffe won 2019 Pac-12 Conference cross country championships title in 19:32.7 and[3] earned eight NCAA Division I All-American championship awards, with a best placing of 3rd at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 m.[4]
After turning professional in 2021, signing with Puma, O'Keeffe competed at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Contesting the 10,000 m, she placed 20th.
In January 2022, O'Keeffe finished fourth at the Houston Half Marathon in 1:07:42, the fastest debut half marathon for an American woman.[5] In June of the same year, she ran a 5000 m personal best of 15:05.56 in Portland and placed sixth in the 5000 m at the USA Track and Field Championships. In August, she won a bronze medal at the NACAC Championships in the Bahamas.
In 2023, she ran personal bests over 5000 m (15:01.34) and 10,000 m (30:52.77), and represented the United States in the 5 km at the World Road Running Championships, placing sixth.
On February 3, 2024, O'Keeffe won the 2024 United States Olympic trials marathon in Orlando, Florida in 2:22:10, qualifying her to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] It was her first marathon, having qualified for the trials with a 1:09:34 at the 2023 Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon.
She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's marathon on 11 August 2024 where she dropped out before 5k due to hip injury and did not finish.
| 2016 | USATF U20 Championships | Clovis, California | 1st | 5000 m | 15:56.84 | |
| 2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 20th | 10,000 m | 33:03.09 | |
| US 6 km Road Championships | Canton, Ohio | 4th | 6 km | 18:41 | ||
| 2022 | USATF Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | 5000 m | 15:58.86 | |
| USA 10 Mile Road Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1st | 10 Miles | 51:42 | ||
| 2024 | US Olympic Marathon Trials | Orlando, Florida | 1st | Marathon | 2:22:10 |
| NCAA Cross Country Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Terre Haute, Indiana | 37th | 6 km | 20:23.3 | |
| 2017 | Seattle, Washington | 13th | 6 km | 19:31.7 | |
| 2018 | Sacramento, California | 17th | 6 km | 19:27.0 | |
| 2019 | Terre Haute, Indiana | 27th | 6 km | 20:36.8 | |
| NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |||||
| 2018 | College Station, Texas | 10th | 3000 m | 9:10.54 | |
| 2019 | Birmingham, Alabama | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:37.61 | |
| NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||
| 2017 | Eugene, Oregon | 5th | 5000 m | 15:46.93 | |
| 2019 | Austin, Texas | 7th | 5000 m | 16:07.84 | |
| Mark | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:56.84 | USATF U20 Championships | |||||
| 2 | 15:46.93 | 5th | NCAA Championships | ||||
| 3 | 15:34.44 | 5th | Portland Track Festival | ||||
| 4 | 15:05.56 | 4th | Portland Track Festival | ||||
| 5 | 15:01.34 | 3rd | BU Valentine Invitational |
| Mark | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33:36.25 | 7th | Pac-12 Track & Field Championships | ||||
| 2 | 32:12.28 | 5th | The Track Meet | ||||
| 3 | 30:55.05 | 5th | The Ten | ||||
| 4 | 30:52.77 | Track Fest |